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Julio César Chávez Backs Son Amid Drug Trafficking Probe: 'If He Was a Narco, I'd Put Him in Jail Myself'

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Julio César Chávez Jr. and his father, boxing legend Julio César Chávez, reunite after Chávez Jr.'s release from prison in August. (Credit: Julio César Chávez Jr/Instagram/Courtesy)

Fewer than two months before Julio César Chávez Jr. is set to return to the ring, his father, Julio César Chávez, publicly declared his support, insisting his son is not a drug trafficker amid an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking–related charges that allegedly link Chávez Jr. with the Sinaloa Cartel.

At a World Boxing Council press conference, Chávez Sr. reiterated his son's innocence and said that if the rumors were true, he would personally turn him in to authorities.

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